History Film / Powder

* DawsonCasting: The then 29-year-old Sean Patrick Flanery playing a teenage boy.

* FantasticRacism: Suggested to be a conventional racist, Officer Harley's reaction to first seeing Powder leads to this.

This film was directed by Victor Salva, who was guilty of molesting a 12-year-old child actor in 1988. Salva's victim would eventually come forward to get others to attempt to boycott the film, a possible reason for its disappointing box office revenues (US$31 million) The controversy and low return is probably why {{Disney}}--owner of the film's release label HollywoodPictures--has never re-hired Salva since.

'''''Powder''''' is a [[TheNineties 1995]] film starring Sean Patrick Flanery as Jeremy "Powder" Reed, a blindingly white, bald albino boy born with supernatural powers. Powder's mother had died during pregnancy and his father had disowned him, so his grandparents cared for him instead, though keeping him in the basement with nothing but books for solace. CPS agents take Powder from his home and to bring Powder into the outside world after his grandfather was discovered dead.

* [[spoiler:AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence]]

* [[spoiler:HeelRealization /MyGodWhatHaveIDone/ VillainousBSOD: Officer Harley after Powder makes him feel the pain of the deer he shot. However, while it causes him to never use a gun again, his appearance at the end of the film shows that he's still a {{Jerkass}} who really, more than anything, resents Powder doing that to him.]]

* [[spoiler:TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth]]

* [[spoiler:HeelRealization /MyGodWhatHaveIDone/ VillainousBSOD: Officer Harley after Powder makes him feel the pain of the deer he shot. However, while it causes him to never use a gun again, his appearance at the end of the film shows that he's still a {{Jerkass}}.]]

'''''Powder''''' is a [[TheNineties 1995]] film starring Sean Patrick Flanery as Jeremy "Powder" Reed, an albino boy born with supernatural powers. Powder's mother had died during pregnancy and his father had disowned him, so his grandparents cared for him instead, though keeping him in the basement with nothing but books for solace. CPS agents take Powder from his home and to bring Powder into the outside world after his grandfather was discovered dead.

This film was directed by Victor Salva, who was guilty of molesting a 12-year-old child actor in 1988. Salva's victim would eventually come forward to get others to attempt to boycott the film, a possible reason for its disappointing box office revenues (US$31 million) The controversy and low return is probably why Disney--owner of the film's production company ''Hollywood Pictures''--has never re-hired Salva since.

* Creator/JeffGoldblum: As quirky physics teacher Donald Ripley.

* JeffGoldblum: As quirky physics teacher Donald Ripley.

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* JerryGoldsmith

* JerryGoldsmith

* [[spoiler:HeelRealization /MyGodWhatHaveIDone/ VillainousBSOD: Officer Harley after Powder makes him feel the pain of the deer he shot. However, while it causes him to never use a gun again, he's still a {{Jerkass}}.]]

* [[spoiler:HeelRealization /MyGodWhatHaveIDone/ VillainousBSOD: Officer Harley after Powder makes him feel the pain of the deer he shot.]]

* [[spoiler:HeelRealization /MyGodWhatHaveIDone/VillainousBSOD: Officer Harley after Powder makes him feel the pain of the deer he shot.]]

* [[spoiler:HeelRealization/MyGodWhatHaveIDone/VillainousBSOD: Officer Harley after Powder makes him feel the pain of the deer he shot.]]

* BullyingADragon: The bullies try to strip Powder naked after they catch him checking out another boy in the shower.

* TeensAreMonsters: John especially, although he's revealed to be like this because [[spoiler: his step-father abused him. It's although implied he's redeemed after Jeremy restarts his heart.]]

* BullyingADragon: The bullies try to strip Powder naked after they catch him checking out other boys in the shower.

'''''Powder''''' is a [[TheNineties 1995]] film starring SeanPatrickFlanery as Jeremy "Powder" Reed, an albino boy born with supernatural powers. Powder's mother had died during pregnancy and his father had disowned him, so his grandparents cared for him instead, though keeping him in the basement with nothing but books for solace. CPS agents take Powder from his home and to bring Powder into the outside world after his grandfather was discovered dead.

This film was directed by Victor Salva, who was guilty of molesting a 12-year-old child actor in 1988. Salva's victim would eventually come forward to get others to attempt to boycott the film, a possible reason for its disappointing box office revenues (US$31 million) The controversy and low return is probably why Disney--owner of the film's production company HollywoodPictures--has never re-hired Salva since.

This film was directed by Victor Salva, who was guilty of molesting a 12-year-old child actor in 1998. Salva's victim would eventually come forward to get others to attempt to boycott the film, a possible reason for its disappointing box office revenues (US$31 million) The controversy and low return is probably why Disney--owner of the film's production company HollywoodPictures--has never re-hired Salva since.

This film was directed by Victor Salva, who was guilty of molesting a 12-year-old child actor in 1998. Salva's victim would eventually come forward to get others to attempt to boycott the film, but to no avail. However, Disney (the owner of the film's production company HollywoodPictures) has never re-hired Salva since, most likely due to disappointing box office revenues (US$31 million).

** This and the subsequent BullyingADragon scene (see above) are more easily understandable when you remember Victor Silva's proclivities.

* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth

* TearJerker

This film was directed by Victor Salva, who was guilty of molesting a 12-year-old child actor in 1998. Salva's victim would eventually come forward to get others to attempt to boycott the film, but to no avail. Alas, Disney (the owner of the film's production company HollywoodPictures) has never re-hired Salva since due to disappointing box office revenues (US$31 million).